Hose-supporter.



A. ROCKOWITZ.

HOSE SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, 1911.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

fly/276| 1 l l I x J WITNESSES lments *in "hose supporter-s, and more particui 'larly in that class of 4such devices which UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

,ABRAHAM 'ROCKOWIT OF NEW YORK, JN. Y.

nosE-srrrroa'rnn Speccationof Letters Patent.

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Application fledMarch 9, 1911. Serial No55133408.

To all whom #may concer-'77,3' e y lBe it -lmown that 1,.,rhnniu-nirr loonowrrz, a subjectiofthe Czar ofRussia,and residenti o'f the city and State of New York, hav'e invented certain lmprovements un Hose-` Supporters, of which the follow-ing lis :al specification. This inventioni'relatesfto certain ini`prove= are especially Vdesigned and adapted fori ladies Wear, and the obyect ofthe inventiom Ais to provide adevice of this character ofi a simple and comparatively inexpensive nature having `certain features of novelt-y and improvement., whereby :the device iis; adapted for supporting `and retaining `the,` abdomenfwhile beingatthe same time posi sessed lof the flexibility requisite ito accom- 'wherein like characters fof reference denote corresponding part-s in theseveral :views and .Figure l is a vView inperspectivelillustrat` inga hose supporterconstructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. is a :plan

fviexv thereofyand Fig. '3 is 'an enlarged detail sectional vievv illustrating'a certainide` Vtail fof the invention.

'The 'embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawingsiillustrates a flattened "body portion `=l made ffrom textile'inaterial suitably secured itogetherso as to form a flattened body adaptedto beextended across the labdomenand provided=at=each side of its upper part with an attached waist band or strip 2, said band-sbeing:adaptedto encircle the Waist in a lmanntn'to be hereinafter described.

-The upper edge 8 of the bodyisarranged on a suitable curve to more readily conformi to the figure of the wearer, and in orderl that the upper part of the body or fpad may be adjusted 'to more readily conform to the 'figur-e, 'there v1s produced Within `the :upper part of the pad substantially centrally `of the width thereof, the placket l herein shown as approximately `V-shaped and lto one edge of the `placket i4Iare `attached *the spaced tabsV serving as anchoring means for the buckles G which arezadapted to be engaged by the straps 23, `each '.of which having fone end secured to the -body portion adjacentthe opposite yedge `of 'the placket,

[but a slight distance therefrom .in order that `an effective adjustment -of .the placlret may be readily obtained lto meet Sthe wnecessities of practice.

lVhile it Lis obviousthat thebody :portion or .pady can'be produced inV one section 1itihas been ffound of `advantage .to iform the same from a pluralityfof sections, preferably `two as shown inthe drawings, the lower edge portion of each v of the adjacent .sections be ing heldin engagement by suitable-stitch- Ying 7, :the unattached `edge lpcrtion-s producing the requisite placket.

At theicentral par-tof the lower edge of the Epad or body lis produced the auxiliary padwS and-adj acont .the 'free cornersof this auxiliary pad are attached thedotvnivardly directed straps 9, 9 .adapted to be engaged Withlthehose on the'adjacent limb `and preferably at a =point adjacent the .inner -sidethereof 'These straps `may be conveniently `produced from elastic cwebbingl or the like, and ithe engagement thereof with thehose is effected by the clasps l0 at-their lower ends, the upper ends of saidstrap being secured to the material from whichzthe auxiliary lpad k8 uis produced. .at `the sides ofthe body portion or pad l and depending therefrom are the extensions ll terminatingat a pointbeyond the lowerextremity of the -auxiliary pad 8 and to each ofthese extensions ll is secured a strap 1Q also pref erably produced from Yelastic webbing and carrying clasps 13 forengagement with'the lhose -on the adjacent limb at the front thereof. yBy thiswarrangement of the auxiliary=pad S-antllthe extensions l1 it Willbe seenflthat -said auxiliarypad and extensions are capa-ble of lmovement independently oneo'f the other whereby pullfor stra-in'on the extensions l1 Will in no wise interfere .with ,theposition of `the auxiliary nad 8.

Secured to veach side of the body portion crpad .1 approximately centrally thereof is a loop 15J: preferably formed from elastic material and such loop is so formed that the pull or strain thereon will impart a transverse pull through the medium oi" its approximately longitudinally disposed member 15 secured to the pad or body l adjacent the upper edge thereof while the upwardly inclined member 1G of the loop will exert an upward pull to the lower portion of the body or pad l, and it will be readily perceived from this arrangement that the pad will serve as a support for the abdomen in the nature of a shelf and that the pressure will be exerted upwardly or from beneath the abdomen which as is believed to be obvious is of great advantage hygienically,

The members l5 and 16 of the loop are integral and at the junction thereof is normally positioned the clasp 17 shown in the drawings as a snap clasp although this specific arrangement forms no particular part of the invention. Tvlhile the exact size of the loops 14C is not material, it is essential that the upper point as at 18, shall be a distance below the points of connection as at 19, of the waist bands 2 with the body portion or pad l, as it is by this arrangement that the proper pull or strain on the loops lei isV eiiected through the medium of the waist bands or strips 2.

In practice, the pad or body portion 1 is applied as shown in Fig. l oi the drawings and the waist bands or strips 2 are passed around the waist as at a and each baud or strip is caused to engage the clasp 17 on the side of the body portion or pad l opposite to the connection of the band with'the body portion and said bands are then brought back to the rear of the waist as indicated at o and tied in the usual manner as at o. By this arrangement it will be seen that by proper' pull on the bands 2 the desired or requisite strain may be given to the body portion or pad l and to the auxiliary pad 8 in order to eiieetually accomplish the functions desired. Y

Each of the bands 2 has secured thereto a depending member 20 capable of movement lengthwise of the band 2 and formed of textile material and to the lower end of this member 20 is secured a strap 22 adapted to engage the hose at a point adjacent the rear of the limb or at any other point that may be desired. By having the members capable of movement on the bands 2, it will be seen that these members 20 can be readily moved on the bands 2 to the required position after the pad has been applied, as is thought to be clearly apparent. Vhile these members 2O may be ot' any configuration it is particularly desired that they be of the form shown in the drawing wherein such members are flat and having their longitudinal edges arranged on converging lines.

Secured to the free edge of the auxiliary pad 8, and approximately centrally of the depending straps 9, 9 I have arranged an elastic tab'Qt, having secured thereto a strip 25 of textile material whereby a sanitary pad or the like can be conveniently se.- cured. And in order that such sanitary pad or other article may be conveniently carried when not in use I have provided on` certain of the depending straps elastic loops 2G surrounding one of such straps, herein shown as one ofthe straps 9, 9, ad jacent opposite ends thereof, these straps being capable of operation to receive such sanitary pad or the like and to hold the same thereto in a manner which is believed to be obvious.

From the'above descriptionpof my invention, it will be seen that the improved hose supporter constructedV in accordance with the same is of a simple and comparatively inexpensive nat-ure and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the eiiectiveV support aiiorded to the abdominal parts and in view of the fact that the pressure on the abdomen is from below or upwardly and it will also be obvious from the above description that the-device is susceptible Aof some modification without material departure from the principles and spirit of the invention and for thisreason Ido not desire to be understood as limitingmyself to theprecise formationand arrangement of the several parts as herein set forth in carrying out my invention in practice.

Having thus described' my invention,V

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A device of the character described having a body portion adapted to be extended across the abdomen, loops carried,by the sides of the body portion, hooks held by the loops, and a waist band secured to each side of the body portion, each of said bandsA being adapted to engage the 'hook ofV4 the j loop at the side portion of the body oppo-v site to the side portion to which it isV secured and of such a length as to permit tying to the other of said bands after engagement with the hook.

In witness whereof I Vhave hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. Y Y

ABRAHAM ROGKOIVITZ. lVitnesses: l

WV. ELAwsoN, J. D. COPLINGER.

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